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In the Swiss Army there is a training hand grenade with nearly the same size TNT charge (120–155 g (4.2–5.5 oz)), but no shrapnel mantle. It is designated EUHG 85 for Explosiv-Übungshandgranate (explosive training hand grenade). They are the same size, shape and weight, made up by adding iron powder, as the HG 85, and painted a coarse black.
2023, 71 in reserve after sale of 25 tanks to Rheinmetall in November 2023. [227] The army wishes to reactivate 46 tanks (12 for training, 34 to modernise for active service), and keep 25 tanks in reserve for spare parts. [70] Eagle I "Aufklärungsfahrzeug 93" Switzerland: Armoured reconnaissance vehicle: 1993 156: Retired at the end of 2019 [99]
K+W (Swiss design workshops) – Thun) Book Die Panzer der Schweizer Armee von 1920 bis 2008, Urs Heller (2008) Book Fahrzeuge der Schweizer Armee von 1900 bis 2020, Markus Hofmann, Max Martin and Christoph Zimmerli (2020), ISBN 978-3-033-07130-8, . Presented are all military vehicles, which served in the Swiss Army from 1900 until 2020.
The SIG GL 5040/5140 is a 40 mm grenade launcher, which can be mounted under all SIG SG 550/551 assault rifle models and is operated in single-shot mode. [1] For compact SG 552/553, the smaller GL 5340 grenade launcher can be used.
40 mm grenade: Poland 2011 Developed for the Bren 805 A1/A2 rifle BS-1 Tishina: TsNIITochMash: 30×29mm grenade: Soviet Union 1970 China Lake Grenade Launcher: China Lake Naval Weapons Center: 40 mm grenade: United States 1967 EAGLE grenade launcher: Colt Canada: 40 mm grenade: Canada 2016 Enhanced Grenade Launcher Module: FN Herstal
The rifled barrel has 6 right-hand grooves and the Swiss Army specification 254 mm (1:10 in) rifling twist rate is optimized for Swiss military GP 90 ammunition. An export-oriented 5.56×45mm NATO barrel configuration with a 178 mm (1:7 in) twist rate is also available, to adequately stabilize the relatively long NATO L110/M856 5.56×45mm NATO ...
In military service, the Swiss Army issued the Stgw. 57 as the personal weapon of every soldier. In the course of service, the Stgw. 57 replaced the following four weapons: (i) the K31 rifle, (ii) the Suomi M-31 /Mp. 43/Mp. 44 submachine gun, (iii) the Lmg 25 light machinegun, and (iv) in the 1974–1977 period, replaced the Zf. Kar. 55 sniper ...
The Swiss Army selected the RCH-155 on the Mowag Piranha IV 10×10 as successor to the M109 KAWEST WE in November 2024. [21] It was selected through the Artillerie Wirkplattform und Wirkmittel 2026 programme. The competitors were the BAE Bofors Archer on the Rheinmetall HX2 8×8 and the RCH-155 based on the Boxer A3. Trials took place in 2023 ...